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@colliert2310 I will be at OBA again all day this year. This year looking pretty good so far?

Maybe I'm biased but best non-B.A. or Top few schools' BOA show I've seen in 4 years!!! 4th HAS TO BE A CRUEL JOKE!!!

Hey man, I was using my Samsung s22 ultra camera to film it, and from experience the past 5 years or so, they don't care whether you film or not. However if you get a video of Broken Arrow and post it the following day it will get taken down since they are such an accomplished program that they have copyright strikes. But if you upload the B.A. video after season is over, I think it's alrighr

Probably. I met a guy who was in high school or something and talked a bit about Bixby.

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@@ianwebster8683 I think so

We are not doing finals

@@lqtch thanks for the info! Makes me feel a little better for leaving early. How many bands were able to perform?

@@golfingcub02 Not entirely sure, I’m with Bixby and we left right after our performance

sad to here that it got rained out, my old band didn't even get to perform😔

​@@dethan_243I know Jenks and Owasso did not perform

Sadly, no I was working all day today. I am going to try and get oba finals though in the same spot

@@golfingcub02 if you go to OBA can you please try and get Jenks if you can 😁

@ReinfallStudios OK! I sure will try! I didn't get the seats I wanted this year, so it's not going to be as good as last year. Trust me, I am furious about it.

@@golfingcub02 You have to pre purchase them now? I thought it was first come first serve like it's always been.

@ReinfallStudios yeah for reserved seating. I don't know how long it's been that way but from what I can tell it's been that way for a while

I agree. I think this show lacked a lot of originality in many ways. The theme of the show is very simple, and it seems like the entire point of the show was that it was a sequel to their 2021 show but now they are angry. In some ways for me, this show retroactively dampens the impact of their 2021 show. Edge of Eternity was about a couple’s love, and how their love for each other was so profound that it would persist beyond all strife and time. Then this show comes along, basically saying that every one is just mad now because the relationship ended, which directly contradicts everything that made Edge of Eternity so moving. The music arrangements also seem a bit janky at times and the show doesn’t feel very cohesive as a result. The first movement is all dark and angry, and I am perfectly fine with that. I am all for dark shows and they can actually be some of my favorite types of shows. Then the second movement seems to be getting lighter and happier. It feels very moving and cascading, and, to me, it feels like it is transitioning the mood of the show to a happier tone, perhaps trying to convey a message of “this couple went through a difficult time but they are good now because love perseveres” or something like that. That seems like a natural progression from their last show, and actually doesn’t contradict the message of 2021. But then, when the closer becomes dark again, it is very confusing and jarring to me because it seems to contradict the entire feel of the ballad, removing any meaning that the show could have had, and instead making the ballad feel out of place, and thrown in just because every show needs to have a ballad. This show, in turn, remains incredible static throughout its entirety, and incredibly formulaic. I think that the idea of a sequel to Edge of Eternity could work, as i described earlier, but the angsty inverse of Edge of Eternity that we got just didn’t work for me. I think the performers did incredibly well with what they had, and performed to the best of their ability, however the highest they were ever going to get with this show was third. I agree with you that bixby had a much better designed, and much more captivating show this year and, in my opinion, was better than BA’s show this year.

@@ChristopherNelson42 I completely agree. Now that OBA is being transfered to Mike Lowery (who I know does not care for BA's advantages) I'm hope for more originality from them and harder competition for first instead of second. I hadn't thought about Over the Edge being a sequel to Edge of Eternity, but it makes sense. I also would like to bring up that this world is so full of negativity. If they were trying to show the hard parts of the relationship they showcased in Edge of Eternity, I would have wanted the ending to be on a more positive note, one that says "you can fight and still make up" but I feel it just undermined everything they had given us in Edge of Eternity. Also, they had some major performance errors while doing semifinals. I saw a trombonist lose their slide and someone lost their hat to the wind, but I think because there was so much going on on the field you were prone to look over them.

If you're going to make that comment about bixby then you should also make the same points against Jenks and Mustang. Marching arts is a highly subjective activity and while there is some objective truth in it, the focus should be on the performance itself. But to say bixby was robbed when, while they did amazing in visuals, were held back slightly by their musical performance. It robs Jenks and Mustang of their own accomplishments as well as the students at Broken arrow. OBA wasn't hosted at broken arrow in 2019, yet they had still won with a decent gap. the judges have been in the music industry for countless decades. Broken arrows shows may not always be the most favorable, but they try to perform the best out of it, as any band does. which is what matters. We should be celebrating every band for their achievements instead of tearing one band down, and unknowingly two others, for the sake of one.

@@iainoam2565 You make good points, but to be completely honest I also did not care for Jenks or Mustangs shows this year so I decided to not bring them into the conversation and I had nothing positive for them. I have not lived in Oklahoma long, in fact last season was my first season, though not my freshman year, so I was unaware of the 2019 location. I think that, while yes, Jenks and Mustang should also have a fair chance, I had nothing innately positive to say about them, so I didn't bring them up as I didn't feel qualified to give them a good enough praise as apposed to my thoughts on Bixby. I think I should rephrase something's. I personally feel that the bands who audition their kids in already have an unfair advantage, that includes Jenks, Mustang, and Bixby. They can pick and choose the best kids and that is because of their size. My school has multiple schools in the district so our band is much smaller compared to these bands and we don't have the type of interest, or we would audition. I was wrong not to bring them up, and I didn't fully articulate my ideas, but I meant what I said

@@marinarameatball I personally have many good things to say about Jenks or mustang, hence why this activity is so subjective. And even if you feel as though there isn't anything to say about those two, it's still not good to leave them out of the conversation. If you wish to bring one band down to bring one band up, simply ignoring those two isn't respectful at all since they also worked for what they got in the judge sheets. The judges have had experience judging for years and know the smallest details to look for, even if I may disagree with them at Nats or state, I don't argue cause I know they know better than I do. Broken arrow will have some advantages in terms of staff, and that's nothing any kid at bixby, or any other band can change. They work well with what they have and for that they deserve praise, but so does everyone else. We need to celebrate and recognize talent and not bring down other groups who happen to have such things. If bixby were in broken arrows position, as long as they have, they'd receive the same criticisms. No matter what someone will have such advantages it is unfortunate. But I try my best to still show support to those who show passion and perseverance. Marion catholic is a prime example of what I love in this activity. Used to be on top but even after falling down they still put so much passion into it even after not being competitively "viable"

*Texas has entered the chat*

There were some minor musical clarity issues. The judges have been doing this activity longer than either of us have been alive they know what they’re judging. Continue to appreciate the skill these performers have, but don’t make it a focus on placements. We don’t need to put down others to bring others up.

I marched in that show the trombone/sousa guys name is isaac

You have so many great things to look back on for your senior year. I wish I could say something like that about the ensemble I was in. In the 2019-2020 year, I was a senior at Shawnee HS. I witnessed Shawnee's program dissipate from having about 120 kids from my freshman year to 82 kids by the time I was a senior. That number drop was from kids just quitting band, and now there are even fewer kids in the band. But we sounded pretty good my freshman year, and that's about all I can say 😂

Bixby will probably always be my favorite MARCHING band to watch

@@golfingcub02what are the songs in this show?

I was a junior in this show the songs are madness by use hestaria by muse crazy train I did it my way

Hebron wasn’t there

Also the focus shouldn’t be on scores. Mostly just the performances and appreciating the talent

Except that performing bands have to usually sit at the visitor side and don't get to have the full experiences of other performances

symphony no.8 - finale death hunt hes the giant symphony for brass

fr lmfao it was so funny

Saaaame, it was so great

Were you at boa

unfortunately, we don't have the money as a program to regularly attend grand nats. but we love to speculate :)

Why?

the people need it NOW!!!!!11!!!211!!!!

yep

I mean, they have The same Electronics designer for the Blue Devils this year along with Freddy Martin in their back pocket…

agreed.

Nah not really, 2021 was a great year debatably their best but Hebron is more like Devils lol. Hebron comes out with bangers literally every year and they win nearly everything (especially the past 2 years). In no way am I saying that negatively either, both bands are amazing but Hebron is definitely more like devils than BA

@@iandolan_ i personally dont find BD shows too interesting at all, and i feel the same about BA, and BA tends to win a bunch of their contests similarly to BD, while hebron has actually amazing shows each year rather than boring ones that impress the judges, imo